Yerusalem Ne Yuda Atemmu
1Afei hwɛ, Awurade,
Asafo Awurade,
rebegyae nea ɔde ma
wɔ Yerusalem ne Yuda nyinaa:
aduan ne nsu a ɔde ma wɔn nyinaa.
2Dɔmmarima ne akofo,
otemmufo ne odiyifo,
nkɔmhyɛni ne ɔpanyin,
3aduonum so panyin ne nea ɔwɔ dibea,
ɔfotufo, odwumfo nyansafo ne nkaberekyerefo onifirifo.
4“Mede mmerantewa bɛyɛ wɔn nnwuma so mpanyimfo;
na mmofra adi wɔn so.”
5Nnipa bɛhyɛ wɔn ho wɔn ho so,
ɔbarima betia ɔbarima, ɔyɔnko betia ne yɔnko.
Mmabun bɛsɔre atia wɔn mpanyimfo,
apapahwekwa betia onuonyamfo.
6Ɔbarima beso ne nuanom mu baako mu
wɔ nʼagya fi aka se,
“Wowɔ atade, bɛyɛ yɛn dikanfo;
wɔ kurow a adan mmubui siw yi so.”
7Nanso da no ɔbɛteɛ mu se,
“Minni nea mede bɛyɛ.
Minni aduan anaa ntama wɔ me fi;
mfa me nyɛ nnipa no so kannifo.”
8Yerusalem retɔ ntintan,
Yuda rehwe ase;
wɔn nsɛm ne nneyɛe tia Awurade.
Wommu nʼanuonyam a ɛwɔ wɔn mu no.
9Sɛnea wɔn anim te no di adanse tia wɔn;
wɔda wɔn bɔne adi te sɛ Sodom;
wɔmmfa nsie.
Nnome nka wɔn!
Wɔakɔfa amanehunu aba wɔn ho so.
10Ka kyerɛ atreneefo se ebesi wɔn yiye,
efisɛ wobedi wɔn nneyɛe so aba.
11Nnome nka amumɔyɛfo!
Amanehunu wɔ wɔn so!
Wobetua wɔn nea
wɔn nsa ayɛ no so ka.
12Mmabun hyɛ me nkurɔfo so,
mmea di wɔn so.
Me nkurɔfo, mo akwankyerɛfo ma moyera;
wɔma moman fi ɔtempɔn no so.
13Awurade tena ase wɔ nʼasennii.
Ɔma ne mu so bu nkurɔfo no atɛn.
14Awurade bu atɛn
de tia ne nkurɔfo mpanyimfo ne akannifo se,
“Mo na moasɛe me bobeturo;
apoobɔde a efi ahiafo nkyɛn wɔ mo afi mu.
15Ase ne dɛn nti na modwerɛw me nkurɔfo
na mode ahiafo anim twitwiw fam?”
Sɛnea Asafo Awurade se ni.
16Awurade kasa se,
“Sion mmabea yɛ ahantan;
wɔnantew toto wɔn kɔn,
wɔdeda wɔn ani akyi,
wotutu wɔn anammɔn ntiantia,
na wɔn anan ase nkaa gyigye.
17Enti Awurade bɛma tikuru abegu Sion mmea ti ho.
Awurade bɛma wɔn ti so apa.”
18Da no Awurade beyiyi wɔn afɛfɛde: nkaa, ntamabamma ne kɔnmuade, 19asokaa, nkapo ne nkataanim, 20Wɔn mmotiri, anan ase ntweaban, nkyekyeremu, nnuhuam ntoa ne nkabere, 21nsɔwano mpɛtea ne hwenem nkaa, 22ntade atenten pa, nguguso tiaa a enni nsa, ntade yuu ne sika nkotoku; 23nhwehwɛ, sirikyi ntade, tinwi so nkaa ne mmati so nguguso.
24Nkabɔne besi nea ɛyɛ huam anan mu;
ntampehama besi nkatakɔnmu anan mu;
ti a ɛso apa besi tinwi a wɔasiesie anan mu;
atweaatam besi ntama pa anan mu;
honam ani atwaatwa besi ahoɔfɛ anan mu.
25Wo mmarima bɛtotɔ afoa ano,
wʼakofo wɔ ɔko mu.
26Sion apon betwa adwo, adi awerɛhow;
onnibi, ɔbɛtena fam.
Judgment on Jerusalem and Judah
1See now, the Lord,
the Lord Almighty,
is about to take from Jerusalem and Judah
both supply and support:
all supplies of food and all supplies of water,
2the hero and the warrior,
the judge and the prophet,
the diviner and the elder,
3the captain of fifty and the man of rank,
the counselor, skilled craftsman and clever enchanter.
4“I will make mere youths their officials;
children will rule over them.”
5People will oppress each other—
man against man, neighbor against neighbor.
The young will rise up against the old,
the nobody against the honored.
6A man will seize one of his brothers
in his father’s house, and say,
“You have a cloak, you be our leader;
take charge of this heap of ruins!”
7But in that day he will cry out,
“I have no remedy.
I have no food or clothing in my house;
do not make me the leader of the people.”
8Jerusalem staggers,
Judah is falling;
their words and deeds are against the Lord,
defying his glorious presence.
9The look on their faces testifies against them;
they parade their sin like Sodom;
they do not hide it.
Woe to them!
They have brought disaster upon themselves.
10Tell the righteous it will be well with them,
for they will enjoy the fruit of their deeds.
11Woe to the wicked!
Disaster is upon them!
They will be paid back
for what their hands have done.
12Youths oppress my people,
women rule over them.
My people, your guides lead you astray;
they turn you from the path.
13The Lord takes his place in court;
he rises to judge the people.
14The Lord enters into judgment
against the elders and leaders of his people:
“It is you who have ruined my vineyard;
the plunder from the poor is in your houses.
15What do you mean by crushing my people
and grinding the faces of the poor?”
declares the Lord, the Lord Almighty.
16The Lord says,
“The women of Zion are haughty,
walking along with outstretched necks,
flirting with their eyes,
strutting along with swaying hips,
with ornaments jingling on their ankles.
17Therefore the Lord will bring sores on the heads of the women of Zion;
the Lord will make their scalps bald.”
18In that day the Lord will snatch away their finery: the bangles and headbands and crescent necklaces, 19the earrings and bracelets and veils, 20the headdresses and anklets and sashes, the perfume bottles and charms, 21the signet rings and nose rings, 22the fine robes and the capes and cloaks, the purses 23and mirrors, and the linen garments and tiaras and shawls.
24Instead of fragrance there will be a stench;
instead of a sash, a rope;
instead of well-dressed hair, baldness;
instead of fine clothing, sackcloth;
instead of beauty, branding.
25Your men will fall by the sword,
your warriors in battle.
26The gates of Zion will lament and mourn;
destitute, she will sit on the ground.
